Texas Bicycling Action – April 28, 2024

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Bike-Sharing Station Usage and the Surrounding Built Environments in Major Texas Cities

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Abstract: This study explores how various built environments impact bike-share usage in emerging dock-based systems across three Texas cities. Previous research lacks clarity on whether factors that drive high bicycle usage in large cities also apply to smaller, developing bike-share markets in less densely populated American cities. In Austin and Houston, proximity to high-comfort bicycle facilities shows a positive correlation with bike-share usage. However, all three cities exhibit minimal relationships between bike-share usage and other established drivers of urban bicycling activity. This could be attributed to these systems being designed primarily for leisure and recreational trips. …

Gopro Bmx Down Town Fort Worth Texas Bike Ride @Penjamillo

C-LOS Films | www.youtube.com

Scenic Overlooks | Mountain Biking South Walnut Creek Trails in Austin, TX

GeoExplorer Studio | www.youtube.com

The South Walnut Creek Trail System is located in eastern Austin, not to be confused with the Walnut Creek Park in the north. It features a 10-mile paved trail running from the Govalle Neighborhood to the Walter E. Long Park. Alongside this paved route, you’ll find many single-track dirt trails, with many mapped on Trailforks. …

Cycling Barton Creek Greenbelt’s Gus Fruh Area

Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail Cycling | www.youtube.com

Cycling up a small technical section by the Gus Frut climbing wall in April 2024.

RIDE SCHEDULE

Georgetown Cyclopaths | www.cyclopathsoftexas.com

Saturday 05/04/2024 Walburg Post Office 35 miles WA8s 41 miles WA8 61 miles WA61

Saturday 05/11/2024 Holland: Horizon Bank 34 miles H34 45 miles H1 65 miles H65

Saturday 05/18/2024 Barrow Brewing 34 miles SA34 45 miles SA45.2 63 miles SA63

Saturday 05/25/2024 Georgetown Rentsch Brewery 36 miles GT8s 45 miles GT45 61 miles GT61

Be Gator Safe! Kingwood Streets And Trails On Lynskey Helix

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Nothing fancy on today’s bike ride around Kingwood streets and some greenbelt trails. It began at 1:35 PM on my Lynskey Helix bike. Weather: Start 82 degrees, humidity 76%, dew point 73.3, cloudy, wind SSE 17 mph gusts 25 mph; Finish 79 degrees, humidity 81%, dew point 72.9, cloudy, wind SSE 17 mph gusts 26 mph. The wind has been strong for 3 days now. I biked 19.74 miles closing out the week with 233.95 miles. April increased to 819.91 miles, surpassing my 799 mile goal. 2 more potential biking days left if the weather will cooperate. Biked everyday this week. Seeing a few sprinkles I finished the ride at 3:20 PM.

4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Kingwood Greens-1
4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Kingwood Greens-1
4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Fosters Mill-1
4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Fosters Mill-1
4-28-2024 Gator Sign East End Park-1
4-28-2024 Gator Sign East End Park-1
4-28-2024 Kingwood East End Park-1
4-28-2024 Kingwood East End Park-1
4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Kingwood East End Park-1
4-28-2024 Lynskey Helix Kingwood East End Park-1
4-28-2024 SportTracks Week Rides Summary April 22-28
4-28-2024 SportTracks Week Rides Summary April 22-28
4-28-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood Streets
4-28-2024 Strava Ride Summary Kingwood Streets

Texas Bicycling Adventures – April 28, 2024

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MS 150 bike ride kicks off this morning

KPRC 2 Click2Houston | www.youtube.com

The largest fundraiser in the country for MS starts this morning.

Biking in Palo Duro Canyon State Park

BBB Adventures | www.youtube.com

We’ve been traveling south in January and February for a few years to get out of the brutal Idaho winter and enjoy some warmer weather. This episode is the twelfth and last in a series that covers our 2024 Escape the Snow adventures and covers our continuing journey to through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas eventually finding ourselves in Louisiana and then Florida. In this episode we make our way from Waco to Amarillo where I ride my Apollo bike in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park and then we make our way back to Idaho Falls.

SunCycle spins up fun with bike share launch and community festivities at Ascarate Park

by Adrian Amador | kfoxtv.com

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — SunCycle pedals into the spotlight with its latest bike share station launch at Ascarate Park on Saturday.

The new station could be found next to the Playa Drain Trail.

The community was invited to join the free SunCycle Trek & Trail Kick Off event for the launch.

A delightful spread of activities, including free snow cones, groovy tunes, a thrilling scavenger hunt, games, and the opportunity to snag exciting prizes was offered during the event.

While in attendance, …

MS 150 Waller County, Texas

Joaquin Hernandez | strava.com

Awww! But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!!! Waller County, Texas

Chris Villalobos | strava.com

MS150- 2024 Day 1 Houston, Texas

TK Akins | strava.com

Cameron Park Blowout 2024 | Waco, TX | Texas Mountain Bike Racing

PTR-MTB | www.youtube.com

2024 MS150 ?????????? from Sugar landSugar Land, Texas

Norman Chao | strava.com

Jailbreak 100 Gravel Race Grimes County, Texas

Duane Ehrhardt | strava.com

MS-150 – Day 1 Fort Bend County, Texas

Eduardo Carrillo | strava.com

Windy, Crampy, Dead Sugar Land, Texas

Jeff Contreras | strava.com

2024 MS150 Day 1 Pattison, Texas

Justus Kay | strava.com

Upcoming Rides

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, April 30, 2024 9:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble
Tue, April 30, 2024 9:00 AM
4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX
Rusty Romp Thursday Edition
Thu, May 02, 2024 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126
Burleson and Beyond - 8:00 A.M.
Thu, May 02, 2024 8:00 AM
155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX
Anna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang
Sat, May 04, 2024 8:00 AM
Grand Prairie, Texas
Dill Road Adventure
Sat, May 04, 2024 8:00 AM
5189 I-20, Willow Park, TX
Rusty Romp Tuesday Edition
Tue, May 07, 2024 8:00 AM
Benbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126

Milestones and Gusts: A Determined Ride To Gum Gully

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Objectives for today’s bike ride: ride 24 miles to make a 200 mile week, ride 36.2 miles to reach my 799 mile goal for April, and see other cyclists. The first one wasn’t a problem as I rode my Canyon Endurace CF 7 bike on the Atascocita – Huffman – Walden route which averages 32 miles. Riding at least 36.2 miles meant adding streets to the route. Riding through Kingwood villages I followed some streets I normally leave out of this route. A good indication came at 11.1 miles as I turned onto W. Lake Houston Parkway with some extra distance compared to the usual position. To get to where I usually see cyclists on Saturday early I too Kings River Drive and Atascocita shores Drive to FM1960. Now the question, would cyclists ride in the MS 150 or along my route. It turned out a number of cyclists rode on my route on Old Atascocita Road in particular. I completed the mileage goals biking 37.38 miles.

Wind tried to slow my ride to FM2100 from the SE at 23 mph and 33 mph gusts. Some of the gusts moved the Canyon Endurace around on the road but I held the handlebar firmly. To add more distance I rode east of FM2100 on Old Atascocita Road to the cemetery before making a u-turn. That’s when the headwind became a cross tailwind. Riding north on FM2100 took minimal effort with the tailwind. Crossing Lake Houston to the west wind gusts from the left pushed me and the Canyon Endurace towards the concrete barrier numerous times but I made it.

On the way back I added the Atascocita Hike & Bike Trail for more distance. I noticed for the first time that the trail extends east of W. Lake Houston Parkway. I will explore that on a future ride.

4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Donald Donuts
4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Donald Donuts
4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Firesign Trailhead-1
4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Firesign Trailhead-1
4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Firesign Trailhead-2
4-27-2024 Canyon Endurace Firesign Trailhead-2

The 8:48 AM start was the earliest this week. I stopped watching the Tour de Romandie with about 20km to go resuming after the bike ride. An earlier start for the Tour of Turkiye meant watching the replay of the last 4km while eating breakfast. I was back home at 11:52 AM.

Weather: Start 76 degrees, humidity 83%, dew point 70.5, mostly cloudy, wind SE 20 mph; @23 miles 80 degrees, humidity 69%, dew point 69, mostly cloudy, wind SE 23 mph gusts 33 mph; Finish 81 degrees, humidity 75%, dew point 72.6, mostly cloudy, wind SE 23 mph gusts 33 mph.

Link to my AXS.SRAM.com ride report.

4-27-2024 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden
4-27-2024 Strava Ride Summary Atascocita-Huffman-Walden